Bham Now Nature Roundup – November 10th – a tribute to Bob Burks

Courtesy of the Alabama Environmental Council

Welcome to the Bham Now Nature Roundup for November 10th.

This week, the environmental community lost one of its longtime champions Bob Burks. Along with his wife Mary, they founded the Alabama Conservancy (now Alabama Environmental Council) in 1967. Part of America’s greatest generation, Bob served in World War II and was a leader in the environmental movement in the 60s to the 90s. With Mary and their friends, they established the Sipsey Wilderness and birth the Eastern Wilderness movement.

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Author: Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.
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